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HSK
other / (sth or sb) else / the rest
HSK 2
among / in / included among these
HSK 2
actually; in fact; really
HSK 3
next / secondly
HSK 3
extremely
HSK 4
the rest / the others / remaining / remainder / apart from them
HSK 4
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  *其* | 其* | *其
his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)
HSK 5
especially; particularly
HSK 5
(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
HSK 7-9
to arise abruptly / to arrive suddenly / happening suddenly
HSK 7-9
(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
HSK 7-9
next / later / after that
HSK 7-9
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name
HSK 7-9
in between / within that interval / in the meantime
HSK 7-9
to talk big / to sound off / bombastic / grandiloquent
HSK 7-9
(idiom) appropriate / apt / just right
HSK 7-9
to let nature take its course (idiom)
HSK 7-9
Turkey
one of the given (options etc) / the first / firstly
(adjective) other
(literary) (similar to 多麼|多么, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
to bear the brunt
just as expected / told you so
Macedonia
besides / in addition / apart from that
secondly / the other (usu. of two) / the second
(idiom) nothing special to look at / unprepossessing
lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless / innumerable
to take pleasure in sth (idiom)
Michelin (tire company)
each one does what he thinks is right (idiom) / each goes his own way
to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法)
equivocal speech / to use vague or ambiguous language
lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item / fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others.
to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush
to tackle a difficult job (idiom) / to do sth reluctantly
included / within that
(idiom) reluctant to speak about it / tight-lipped
to equivocate / to talk evasively (idiom)
(idiom) to experience it for oneself / to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)
khaki (loanword)
boundless joy
to exaggerate
to produce the opposite of the desired result
a tiny bit / very little / next to nothing (idiom)
lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living
(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts
at most; at best
to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too
to find amusement in one's own way / to enjoy oneself quietly
to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
serious about the matter
not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) / to take great pains / to be very patient
to call by the glorified name of (idiom)
to adapt to sb's taste / to fit sb's fancy
as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly / nonchalantly
cannot escape censure (idiom) / has to bear the blame
to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint / fig. conspiring to defraud
to be pestered beyond endurance
to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
to use sth to the full / to make the best use of everything
looks impressive but is worthless (idiom) / not as good as it looks / a reputation with no substance
to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action / to reap what one has sown
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
to act as one thinks fit / to have one's own way
employ one's talent to the fullest / everyone gives of their best
matchless; without equal; there is nothing better
previously / before that / up to then
to let things take their course (idiom) / to leave it to nature / laissez-faire
to let things take their course / to take things as they come
the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)
(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth / evasive
with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
(idiom) to happen to be in the right place at the right time
unable to bear the pain (idiom)
(idiom) (of a married woman) to be unfaithful; to have extramarital affairs
variant of 莫名其妙
employ one's talent to the fullest / everyone gives of their best / also written 人盡其才|人尽其才
especially / most of all / above all / in particular
like father, like son (idiom)
rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation; to plug the holes in one's story
Republic of Macedonia (former Yugoslav republic)
(idiom) each in the correct place; each is provided for
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
"land to the tiller", post-Liberation land reform movement instigated by the CCP
to do the very opposite / to act in a diametrically opposite way
take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan) / keep what is good, discard the rest / You need to be selective when studying. / In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.
to settle for second best / the next best thing
to pander to sb's whims
internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
(idiom) to embarrass oneself
unable to put up with (sth) any longer
don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)
to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)
(idiom) to live up to one's name; true to one's name

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